Avani Lekhara

Padma Awards 2022: Para athlete Devendra Jhajharia honoured with Padma Bhushan, Neeraj Chopra gets Padma Shri

The other Padma Shri awardees include 20-year-old para shooter Avani Lekhara, para badminton player Pramod Bhagat and para javelin thrower Sumit Antil

National Sports Awards 2021: Manpreet Singh added to Khel Ratna winners list; sports ministry okays 35 Arjuna awardees

Manpreet was originally recommended for the Arjuna Award but he joined veteran goalkeeper P R Sreejesh as the second hockey player in the list of awardees for the highest sporting honour.

After record-setting Tokyo 2020, PCI aims for 25 medals, including 10 golds, at Paris 2024

India's Paralympians returned from Tokyo 2020 with an unprecedented medal haul of five golds, eight silver and six bronze medals. This was India's best-ever Paralympics campaign.

PM Narendra Modi hosts India Paralympic contingent, presented with autographed stole

PM said the Paralympians' achievements will significantly boost the morale of the entire sporting community in the country

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Last batch of Indian para-athletes return home to rousing reception

India returned with an unprecedented 19 medals, including five gold, eight silver and six bronze to sign off the country's best-ever Paralympics campaign by finishing 24th in the overall tally on Sunday.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: India sign off with best ever tally of 19 medals as Games come to a close

The defining images from Day 13 of the Tokyo Paralympics and the stories powering the men and women photographed.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Gold-winning Avani Lekhara to be India's flag bearer at closing ceremony

The 19-year-old trailblazer Lekhara had won a gold in R-2 women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event on Monday before claiming the 50m Rifle 3 Position SH1 bronze.

Images of Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Defining pictures from Day 10 of the Games

The defining images from Day 10 of the Tokyo Paralympics and the stories powering the men and women photographed.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Paralympic Committee of India head Deepa Malik lauds shooter Avani Lekhara

She has risen above all the challenges. The way she (Lekhara) showed maturity to handle the pressure during competition, she has emerged as a role model and we are so proud of her," Malik said at a virtual press conference, facilitated by official broadcasters Eurosport, after the 19-year-old scripted history.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: 'Not satisfied, could've done better,' says Avani Lekhara

"I was not satisfied with the gold only (laughs), when I won the gold, I wanted to fire that last shot better...so this bronze is definitely not satisfying," Lekhara said.